Police use stun gun on 6-year-old

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I was shocked when I read this article..... :-o

http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/11/12/child.tasered.ap/index.html

Do you think the police feel they are justified in using taser gun on a little kid?? Why don't they just grab him and take the glass away from him? (That is, if the policemen wear gloves). :confused:
 
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Oh my God!!!!!!

Threaten with gun on 6 years old is a joking! I bet it would frighten little child.
 
I think those police officers need a lot more training and common sense.

It is dangerous to use a Taser on a small body. The effects are too strong.

We don't have all the facts about the situation but I think there must have been another way for full-size grownups to handle a small child. It sounds like they wanted a quick and "easy" way to stop the situation instead of using their skills to carefully solve the situation.
 
I would rather the police use a taser on the boy to stop him from injuring himself than to stand there and watch the boy cut himself all up. I'm sure the police took into consideration of the voltage.
 
I don't think you can adjust the voltage. It is a standard 50,000 volts.
 
Reba said:
I think those police officers need a lot more training and common sense.

It is dangerous to use a Taser on a small body. The effects are too strong.

We don't have all the facts about the situation but I think there must have been another way for full-size grownups to handle a small child. It sounds like they wanted a quick and "easy" way to stop the situation instead of using their skills to carefully solve the situation.
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Stun guns are designed to be non-lethal. They are only lethal if a person had a pacemaker.
 
The police could use Taser that would work on kids. You know like 2,000 volts instead of 50,000. Kids are more sensitive to electricity than adults. A kid shocked by a Taser would probably end up in being unconsicious too long or worse in coma.
 
tekkmortal said:
The police could use Taser that would work on kids. You know like 2,000 volts instead of 50,000. Kids are more sensitive to electricity than adults. A kid shocked by a Taser would probably end up in being unconsicious too long or worse in coma.
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2,000 volts is still deadly to anyone. Electric chairs are used at voltages that range from 1,000 volts to 2,000 volts. It's a matter of how much amperage there is. Tasers are designed to send 50,000 volts at 0.003 amps or less.
 
What I mean is, the police have techniques they can use without Taser to stop a person from harming himself, especially a small child. For example, they could knock the piece of glass out of the child's hand using their nightsticks or a kick, then bear-hug the boy to control his movements. Yes, it would still hurt and maybe bruise the boy, but I think it would be less physically traumatic.

Children's physiology is much different from adult's. Children are not just small adults. Their systems are not fully developed at that age.

I am afraid that some police will begin to depend on Taser technology instead of learning less lethal techniques of disarming and subduing.
 
I agree with Reba...I was thinking the same thing, too. Police depend too much on Taser guns when there are times when they can handle a person without needing to shock him. Especially a little kid. :/
 
Reba said:
What I mean is, the police have techniques they can use without Taser to stop a person from harming himself, especially a small child. For example, they could knock the piece of glass out of the child's hand using their nightsticks or a kick, then bear-hug the boy to control his movements. Yes, it would still hurt and maybe bruise the boy, but I think it would be less physically traumatic.

Children's physiology is much different from adult's. Children are not just small adults. Their systems are not fully developed at that age.

I am afraid that some police will begin to depend on Taser technology instead of learning less lethal techniques of disarming and subduing.
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Okay, what if you're five feet away from the kid and he had a knive at his throat? Do you think you would have time to move five feet to get the knife away from him? A kid with a weapon is like an adult with a weapon... anything can happen.
 
The normal procedure in that case would be to shoot the little bastard a dozen times.
That'll teach him.
There was a case last week when a London cop visitng New York subdued a crook without the use of weapons, and man, were the NY cops pissed...That bobby simply does not understand the American way.
 
Beowulf said:
The normal procedure in that case would be to shoot the little bastard a dozen times.
That'll teach him.
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Just for cutting himself? D: It sounds like the little kid needs some serious counseling, dude.

And besides, he is small and can easily be overcame without resorting to use taser guns, I believe.
 
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Stun gun on 6 years old is silly. Too young. They should've take him by their own hands.
 
Another one:

Second Child Shocked by Police Taser Gun
Saturday, November 13, 2004

MIAMI — Police have acknowledged using a stun gun to immobilize a 12-year-old girl just weeks after an officer jolted a first-grader with 50,000 volts.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,138488,00.html
 
50,000 volts on Boys physical.. GEEZ... too powerful for little body...i think they chose wrong weapon to boy but why not they ask His mother to have Permit or Have her talk to him on Phone? i think that is very wrong for police use stun gun. Why did police to learn Self-Defend in class? Why not use Self Defend to boy instead Stun Gun? It is more easy for Police behind of boy's back and grab him. It will be less hurt than worse stun gun.
Dont you agree w/ me ?
God.. i hope Mayor of Fla will have to Deal with Fla of Polices like suspend or fired from job which they chose wrong use as stun gun.
Poor 6 yrs old boy...I cant image that 6 yrs old is so small, short, and not strong like Police... What the hell did Police think??? Also principal Maria?? what the hell she let police deal with Stun gun? They have no Common sense....I hope Parents will appeal and make sue to Fla Polices for using wrongly weapon to their child.
 
Another child getting shocked for no real good reason? *Shakes head* What are they thinking??? *____*
 
Maybe they will call in an air strike next time there is a belligerent child.
 
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